Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Huge. The Guatemalan national team offered the first big surprise of the Concacaf Under-20 World Cup after this Sunday, he eliminated his fellow Canadian.
In a duel held at the José de la Paz Herrera stadium in Tegucigalpa, the Chapines sealed their passage to the quarter-finals, so they are one game away from being a World Cup player in the U-category. 20.
The clash between the Guatemalans and the Canadians was decided in a penalty shootout and here the Central Americans prevailed with a score of 4-3.
In regulation time, the game ended tied 0-0. They went to overtime and in this case they tied 1-1 so it was decided in the round from 12 steps.
The Maple Leaf’s Kamron Habibullah was responsible for the opener at 99 minutes already in overtime and took the penalty.
Chapines do not get discouraged and avoid defeat with a little Anderson Villagran at 120 mins. The same player scored in the penalty shootout the goal that allowed them to move on to the next round.
The North American team missed two runs, while the Guatemalans had four hits to condemn the round 4-3 and reach their seeding.
In the quarterfinals, Guatemala will face the winner of the key Mexico vs Puerto Rico which will be played this Sunday from 8:30 p.m. at the Olympic stadium in San Pedro Sula.
The winner of the quarter-finals will qualify for the U-20 World Cup in Indonesia. Moreover, if he reaches the semi-finals and is a runner-up, he will earn a spot at the Paris Olympics.
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